That year, in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils.One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen.It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid.Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all.Now they were great fun.Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them.To do this they used all kinds of stuff:sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc.It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside.Lewis was sure he would see him crying.So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand.Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
(1)
The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s _________.
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A.
creativity
B.
imagination
C.
responsibility
D.
curiosity
(2)
The passage implies that the stupidest child _________.
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A.
was in great need of math teacher’s help after class
B.
knew much more about math than other classmates
C.
had no much gift for math and was slow to learn it
D.
disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons
(3)
According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to _________.
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A.
learn about where he lived
B.
find out if he felt upset
C.
say something to comfort him
D.
make friends with him
(4)
What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to?
Today’s teenagers, at least in the eye of the older generation, have no reason to be unhappy.However, a recent survey targeting teenagers in 22 provinces indicates that 12.97 percent of the people questioned have some sort of mental problems.This originates from falling out(争吵)with people or from pressure with studies, causing depression, constant worry and fear, the survey says.
Experts caution that metal problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking, drug taking and excessive drinking among youth.
Today’s teenagers are confronted with(面临)tougher challenges in study and employment.As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents.
Living under such great pressure makes, teenagers susceptible to mental problems.On the other hand, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but neglect their feelings.
Mental problems, if not addressed properly, will greatly influence the quality of the country’s talent.It is estimated that by the year 2020 mental illness will increase to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the current one fifth.
The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers-both physically and mentally.
Schools should build up a contingent(可能事件)of professional personal to give students regular checkups and consultations(咨询)on their mental health.
Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents.
(1)
The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ________.
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A.
to settle the teenagers’ mental problem
B.
to blame the teachers and parents for the teenagers’ mental problem
C.
to tell us the reasons for the problem
D.
to analyze the problem which is crucial to the teenagers
(2)
The survey says the teenagers have mental problem because.
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A.
their quarrels with others or pressure with studies cause depression, constant worry and fear
B.
their parents give too high expectations to them
C.
their teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to their feelings
D.
they are not given regular checkups and consultations on their mental health
(3)
It can be inferred tha ________.
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A.
mental illness is one fifth of the total cases of illnesses now
B.
all parents are not friends of their children who’d like to share problems with them
C.
mental problems are becoming more and more dangerous to young people
D.
parents think there is no reason for the teenagers not to be happy
(4)
The writer’s attitude towards the problem can be described as ________.